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View of Burgh Castle: 3353A

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

View of Burgh Castle

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Paget, Charles, Lord

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 241 mm
Width: 374 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1901)

Dating

1820s
Production date: AD 1829

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of card

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite on card

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: East side
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Burgh Castle
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: C.P.
  • Location: Lower left, below the above
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: North side
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: North Side
  • Location: Verso, lower left
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: Burgh Castle
  • Location: Verso, lower centre
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: East Side
  • Location: Verso, lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: C. Paget
  • Location: Verso, lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1829
  • Location: Verso, lower right, following the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3353A
Primary reference Number: 18686
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025 Last processed: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "View of Burgh Castle" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/18686 Accessed: 2025-12-13 23:02:19

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/18686 |title=View of Burgh Castle |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-13 23:02:19|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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